Schwartz's principles of surgery / edited by F. Charles Brunicardi [and others].

Revised edition of: Principles of surgery / editors, Seymour I. Schwartz [and others]. 7th ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: BASIC CONSIDERATIONS: Systemic response to injury and metabolic support / Edward Lin, Steven E. Calvano, and Stephen F. Lowry -- Fluid and electrolyte management of the surgical patient / Rosemary A. Kozar and Frederick A. Moore -- Hemostasis, surgical bleeding, and transfusion / David Schwartz, Karen L. Kaplan, and Seymour I. Schwartz -- Shock / Andrew B. Peitzman, Brian G. Harbrecht and Timothy R. Billiar -- Surgical infections / David L. Dunn and Gregory J. Beilman -- Trauma / Jon M. Burch, Reginald J. Franciose, and Ernest E. Moore -- Burns / James H. Holmes and David M. Heimbach -- Wound healing / Adrian Barbul -- Oncology / Funda Meric-Berristam and Raphael E. Pullock -- Transplantation / Abhinav Humar and David L. Dunn -- Patient safety, errors, and complications in surgery / Mark L. Shapiro and Peter B. Angood -- Physiologic monitoring of the surgical patient / Louis H. Alarcon and Mitchell P. Fink -- Minimally-invasive surgery / Blair A. Jobe and John G. Hunter -- Cell, genomics, and molecular surgery / Xin-Hua Feng, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Xia Lin, and F. Charles Brunicardi -- PART II: SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS: Skin and subcutaneous tissue / Scott L. Hansen, Stephen J. Mathes, and David M. Young -- The Breast / Kirby I. Bland, Samuel W. Beenken, and Edward M. Copeland III -- Disorders of the heart and neck / Richard O. Wein, Rakesh K. Chandra, and Randal S. Weber -- Chest wall, lung, mediastinum and pleura / Michael A. Maddaus and James D. Luketich -- Congenital heart disease / Tara B. Karamlou, Irving Shen, and Ross M. Ungerleider -- Acquired heart disease / Aubrey C. Galloway, Ram Sharony, Charles F. Schwartz, Paul C. Schwartz [and others] -- Thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection / Joseph S. Coselli and Scott A. LeMaire -- Arterial disease / Alan B. Lumsden, Peter H. Lin, Ruth L. Bush, and Changyi Chen -- Venous and lymphatic disease / Everett Y. Lam, Mary E. Griswold, and Gregory L. Moneta -- Esophagus and diaphragmatic hernia / Jeffrey H. Peters and Tom R. DeMeester -- Stomach / Daniel T. Dempsey -- The surgical management of obesity / Philip R. Schauer and Bruce D. Schirmer -- Small intestine / Edward E. Whang, Stanley W. Ashley, and Michael J. Zinner -- Colon, rectum, and anus / Kelli M. Bullard and David A. Rothenberger -- The Appendix / Bernard M. Jaffe and David H. Berger -- Liver / Timothy D. Sielaff and Steven A. Curley -- Gallbladder and the extrahepatic biliary system / Margret Oddsdottir and John G. Hunter -- Pancreas / William E. Fisher, Diana K. Andersen, Richard H. Bell, Jr., Ashok K. Saluja and F. Charles Brunicardi -- Spleen / Adrian E. Park and Rodrick McKinley -- Abdominal wall, omentum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum / Robert L. Bell and Neal E. Seymour -- Soft tissue sarcomas / Janice N. Cormier and Raphael E. Pollock -- Inguinal hernias / Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., Charles J. Filipi, and Thomas H. Quinn -- Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal / Geeta Lal and Orlo H. Clark -- Pediatric surgery / David J. Hackam, Kurt Newman, and Henri R. Ford -- Urology / Hyung L. Kim and Arie Belldegrun -- Gynecology / Gregory P. Sutton, Robert E. Rogers, William W. Hurd, and Martina F. Mutone -- Neurosurgery / Michael L. Smith and M. Sean Grady -- Orthopaedics / Dempsey Springfield -- Surgery of the hand and wrist / Clayton A. Peimer -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery / Saleh M. Shenaq, John Y.S. Kim, and Alan Bienstock -- Surgical considerations in the elderly / Rosemarie E. Hardin and Michael E. Zenilman -- Anesthesia of the surgical patient / Robert S. Dorian.

A necessary reference for any surgical resident, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition continues to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of all topics in surgery. Features 14 chapters on basic science considerations, relevant anatomy and physiology for each organ system, inclusion of all diagnostic test and procedures are included as well as extensive photos and line drawings of surgical techniques and radiographs.